ANTALYA — Representatives from nearly 200 countries will gather in Turkey on Monday for the COP31 climate summit. The two-week meeting will focus on global warming, clean energy, climate finance and ways to protect communities from extreme weather.
The summit begins at a difficult time for climate action. The war involving Iran has disrupted oil supplies in the Middle East and pushed some countries to increase their use of coal. At the same time, the rapid growth of artificial intelligence is increasing electricity demand, especially from large data centres.
Turkey wants countries to support a plan to electrify more than one-third of the global economy by 2035. This could speed up the move away from petrol, gas and other fossil fuels in transport, homes and industry. However, climate campaigners say the plan does not clearly require the additional electricity to come from low-carbon sources.
Small island nations and other vulnerable countries are calling for a clearer global plan to move away from fossil fuels. Oil and gas-producing countries, including Saudi Arabia, argue that these fuels can remain part of the energy mix if emissions are reduced or captured.
A United Nations report published in October warned that the world is on course to exceed the 1.5-degree Celsius warming limit set under the Paris Agreement. The decisions taken at COP31 will be closely watched as countries face growing pressure to turn climate promises into practical action.
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